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L. E. PILLA.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. a, 1915 Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. I915- 1,178,872. I Patented Apr. 11,1916.

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LUCIANO E. PILLA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed March 3, 1915. Serial No. 11,797.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUGIANO E. Prom, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in overcoats and the object of the invention is to provide a coat which will have the appearance of any ordinary overcoat in the front, but which will simulate a military cape when viewed from the back.

My invention consists in the overcoat as hereinafter more particularly described and then definitely claimed.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part hereof: Figure 1 is a back view of a coat made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a section through the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section. Fig. 4 illustrates, on a much smaller scale, the patterns for the coat proper, and the back for the coat shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals, 1 in Figs. 1 and 3 represents the front of an ordinary type of overcoat having the usual sleeves 3 and 4:, and collar 5. Nothing new is claimed in the front, sleeves or collar of this overcoat, and I therefore wish it distinctly understood that my invention is not limited to use in connection with the particular overcoat shown in the drawing, for any other style of front, sleeves and collar may be employed as desired.

The back of my coat is preferably formed as shown in the sectional View Fig. 2, and as there illustrated there is a skeleton back designated by the numeral 7. This skeleton back extends clear across the shoulders and down to a line about even with the arm-pits. This skeleton back, is of course, connected to the collar and to the sleeves and front, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. This leaves a large open space underneath the skeleton back between the sides of the coat, and it is at this place that I secure back 9, as illustrated in'Figs. 1 and 2. This back is secured to the collar, as indicated in Fig. 2, and also to the skeleton back, to the sleeves and to the sides and is made very full and provided with folds or plaits, so that when the garment is viewed from the back one would believe that the wearer was using a military cape provided with sleeves; Fig. 4 represents the patterns for the main part of the garment and also for the back. From the pattern of the back, it will be seen how full the back is made in comparison with the open space left between the sides of the pattern for the coat proper. It is in this way that I provide a coat that so nearly simulates the well-known military cape.

From the foregoing and the accompanying drawings it will be seen that I have invented a new type of overcoat-one which may have the appearance in the front of any usual overcoat now in use, and which will, in the back, simulate the usual military cape.

It will be obvious that other modifications than those shown may be adopted,

and my invention is not limited to the exact constructions shown. should be made to the appended claim which sets forth the scope of the invention.

What I claim as my invention, is

A coat having the usual front portions, sleeves and collar, a skeleton back connecting said front portions and extending only across the shoulders and between the sleeves and below the collar, and a full back portion provided with a series of folds or plaits made to resemble the back of a military cape, said back portion being connected with the rear edges of the front portions over the skeleton back and forming the back only of the garment and extending substantially the full length of the garment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LUCIANO E. PILLA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D; 0.

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